In Tusisia, 10 years after the revolution, the economic transition is struggling

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In the town of Sidi Bouzid, portrait of Mohamed Bouazizi who set himself on fire in 2010, leading to the start of the revolution in Tunisia.

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By: Lilia Blaise Follow

21 min

 Ten years after its revolution, Tunisia is struggling to begin its economic transition.

Inflation, unemployment, deficit and debt have become leitmotifs in political discourse, with a recession at 9% and public debt approaching 90% of GDP.

Among the population, discontent is growing in the face of rising prices and lack of work, made worse by the health crisis.

Will the country manage to emerge from this crisis which undermines the achievements of the democratic transition and the revolution?

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